Jal, I'm in Bellingham off Sunset and Cornwall. Give a call and stop by sometime, you can take a peek around my crowded-ass garage!

Squid, yes, she's actually quite quick! Stock she's quoted at 10.5 ponies, and about 180 lb dry. I figure with what I've removed (bars, battery, side covers and mount, rear fender, stock seat, auto-oil stuff, etc) she's probably somewhere around 170 with a half tank of fuel. I've had her to about 60 and she pulls pretty well all the way to 45 (with another gear left). Every one of my riding buddies have been thoroughly impressed with how quick she is! Not many 90cc bikes (of the time) made 10.5 horse stock!

The battery was ditched in a weight/space saving effort. Originally I ran her with a high voltage capacitor, but I kept blowing bulbs, so I switched to two 6V low capacitance caps. In the 25 or so miles since I finished her, they have worked flawlessly, and the pair weighs less than a single D cell battery.

Thanks for the kind words guys! It was a bit more work than I had thought originally, but I think it turned out nicely.

Mullet - if you REALLY want one I'd be happy to build you one for a small price I've recently graduated and am trying to break into the bike building/repair business. I'd like to avoid having a real job anytime soon, but my time is quickly running out!

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I WOULD like to say, if anyone would like a bike custom built I'd be happy to do so. I do everything from engine rebuilds to paint to upholstery to welding to fiberglass and carbon fiber. I've got a 74 CB200 that's waiting for a resto/cafe conversion, a CT70, and a few other little non-street-legal projects going on right now. So if anyone is in the market for a cafe or vintage Japanese bike, give a shout and I'd be happy to talk.

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Koor - I have plenty of fun, and usually get to ride 2 or 3 bikes on any given day... this one is just... "special"

Drag, those are indeed wires. They're wrapped in clear plastic tubing, like the kind you use for aquariums and such. Nearly waterproof (she won't be seeing rain unlike my other bikes) and you can see the wires underneath, plus it's easy to get into if I ever have to troubleshoot anything.

Better watch out....mods may strike you down for "advertising"....it is becoming quite common now.

Great looking bike, I followed the whole build, and it turned out better than expected!